A Nice Evening Out and About

Ed and I decided to get out of the house and do a little exploring. We first decided to visit our regular beach hang out in Chelem. We were so surprised to see how far the tide has come in. The tide now comes all the way up to the foundations of the beach homes.

Ed at the beach in Chelem back in March of this year

Ed today at Chelem

We drove further down the coastline to Chuburna. We found some beautiful beach areas there.

We had a fantastic dinner at Fogonocitos. Terrific Nachos and tacos.

When we came home I was greeted by an exuberant Claude and Pippy. They jumped all over me. Pippy now grabs on to my clothing and pulls me.

It was a great evening all around!

Claude and Pippy jumping up on me when I got out of the car

Sweet Little Pip

Claude is a good role model for Pip

You can see that most of the tar and hair on her right side has come out. She is also gaining a bit of weight.

Rosie loves to stick her nose through the gates and say hi to her friends. Max is a grumpy old man who is jealous and barks at them.

A little closer to getting to our goal for Pippy!

 

My New Buddy Pippy

If you remember last year my new buddy was Claude. Claude last year was a hungry, timid street dog. I am happy to say Claude is fat and happy now and is king of our street. Many of our neighbors look out for him. He is doing well.

Claude Last Year

Claude Now

I have a new friend Pippy. Pippy is young. She is very hungry. She is covered with tar. We have many new roads being paved around here. We are hoping she just got into the tar accidentally and that it wasn't a cruel act by someone.

Pippy a few days ago.

She is very sweet. When I first convinced her to come sit with me she was very weak and timid.

I am happy to say that after just a few good meals she already is happier and has a lot more energy. The hair seems to be falling out with the tar in it... hopefully her bad hair days will end soon. I tried cutting it out but it scared her too much.

Today she bounced over to me. She jumped on me and after she ate she cuddled in my lap. Hopefully she will continue to improve :)

Pippy Today

I will keep you updated on her progress!

A Day At the Iglesias

Ed and I decided to take in some of the sights at the beautiful Catholic churches in Centro. It is such an awesome and incredible feeling to know you are standing in a church that has been there some 400 to 500 years.

Merida Cathedral

Merida Cathedral, known locally as Catedral de San Ildefonso, is a sixteenth century cathedral built by Spanish colonialists. In fact, constructed from 1556 to 1598, Merida Cathedral was the first such cathedral to be built in the inland Americas.
Not only was Merida Cathedral built on the site of the former Maya city of Tiho, it was also constructed from the stones of Maya pyramids

The Church of the Third Order

This landmark was built in the 17th century by the Jesuits. It was attached to that Catholic order's College of St. Francis Xavier, which was founded in 1618.

The walls were handpainted.

Iglesia de Santa Lucia

Construction of Iglesia de Santa Lucía began at the end of the 16th century and ended in 1620.

The atrium operated as a graveyard until 1821.

 La Mejoradan Iglesia

The former Franciscan convent of Our Lady of Transit, also called La Mejorada, from the 17th century. This building has had many different uses, like a hospital, a School of Arts and Crafts, a police prefecture, and lodging for the families of soldiers from military headquarters, before becoming home to the Faculty of Architecture UADY.

All these churches, although hundreds of years in age, are all still used daily for services.

Some other great places we saw while walking around Centro:

A local University was sponsoring chess games for kids.

Teatro Jose Peon Contreras
opened in 1908

A very fun, interesting and educational day!